Role & capabilities
- Multirole aircraft
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Turgis Gaillard
- Origin / production countries
- France
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Development aircraft; naval or mission-specific derivatives require separate confirmation
- Operators / programme customers
- No operational military acceptance verified
Evidence & current status
Performance values are advertised programme figures. A piloted test flight is not proof of uncrewed military service.
AAROK is a French medium-altitude, long-endurance aircraft programme developed by Turgis Gaillard. Its manufacturer positions it as a relatively accessible multirole platform using established European aerospace equipment. The basic design is a large turboprop aircraft, with room for imaging, radar and other mission equipment. Advertised growth roles should not be confused with certified operational configurations.
The aircraft was publicly introduced in 2023. Specialist reporting documented a first flight in September 2025, with an onboard pilot for regulatory reasons. That event supports a flight-test classification; it does not establish uncrewed operational service, military acceptance or an export delivery. The catalogue therefore treats the project as development and trials.
Manufacturer pages give a 5.5-tonne maximum take-off mass and a 24-hour-class endurance objective. A useful-load statement combines fuel, equipment and weapons; it must not be republished as a pure sensor or cargo payload. This profile preserves those distinctions and does not assign a current military operator until an acceptance or service announcement can be verified.
Sourced specifications
Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.
| Specification | Reported value | Context & source |
|---|---|---|
| Airframe | MALE fixed-wing aircraft | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Launch / recovery | Automatic take-off and landing advertised | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Propulsion | 1,200 hp turboprop, programme specification | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Dimensions | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source |
| Mass | 5.5 tonnes maximum take-off mass | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Endurance | 24-hour class, advertised | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Range | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source |
| Speed | 250 knots cruise, advertised | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Altitude | FL300 cruise, advertised | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Payload | Not established from the reviewed public sources. | Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted. Source |
| Sensors | EO/IR, multimode radar and electronic-intelligence options | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
| Communications / navigation | Satellite link offered | Manufacturer-published specification; maximum values are not necessarily simultaneous. Source |
Documented milestones
First flight reported
Specialist reporting describes a first flight with an onboard pilot for regulatory reasons.
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Publication history
- — Added a sourced global catalogue profile with configuration-specific data and explicit evidence limits.
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- AAROK manufacturer programme data (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
- Turgis Gaillard programme description (opens in a new tab)Manufacturer / programme
- First-flight reporting, 11 September 2025 (opens in a new tab)Specialist reporting